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Preview of Class #6: Milton Friedman versus Elizabeth Warren
Class #6 of my Advanced Topics in Law class will be devoted to the battle of ideas over corporate social responsibility (CSR). To make this intellectual battle as memorable as possible, I have enlisted the late great conservative economist Milton … Continue reading
Stupid bastards?
Yes, why not? Stupid bastards!!! Check out Matthew Walther’s review of last night’s presidential debate. I missed the debate (#YankeesIndians), but according to Mr Walther, one of the candidates even said, “Stupid bastard.” (Which one!?) Here is just one excerpt … Continue reading
Popular German Beers
In honor of Oktoberfest, which actually begins in September(!), check out this cool color-coded map of Germany’s most popular beers by region. (Hat tip: u/tifa365, via Reddit.)
The Common Law (Module 3)
In his classic book The Common Law, the father of legal realism Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously said, “The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.” In summary, the Common Law refers to a body … Continue reading
Mood Pyramid
And now, back to our regularly-scheduled blogging …
Is President Trump a tax cheat?
If so, then why hasn’t the IRS prosecuted Trump for tax fraud yet? There are two possible reasons. One is that the line between tax evasion (illegal, if you get caught) and tax avoidance (generally legal) is not always clear. … Continue reading
To my long lost love
This song is about a lost love, but for me, I always think of the Caribbean island of Cuba, the magical archipelago of my ancestors, whenever I listen to this beautiful song because my long lost love is Cuba.
Text of my remarks on Facebook’s new supreme court
Corporate Governance with Bayesian Voting: The Case of Facebook’s New Supreme Court F. E. Guerra-Pujol, University of Central Florida Mark Zuckerberg recently established an ostensibly-independent Oversight Board or private court (“the Facebook Supreme Court”) with the power to review some … Continue reading

